Amazon River Trip – Cacao Island – Jumanchi Springs

Chazuta –

District of San Martin province located 41 kilometers from Tarapoto city. The entrance to the lower Huallaga and in the center of two conservation areas: The Cordillera Azul National Park and the Cerro Escalera Regional Conservation area.

Joyce V Barter – HotelChazuta: Chocolate Route – Boat trip

Day 1: Cacao Island – Jumanchi Springs

Trip down the Huallaga River passing native communities along the way visit an island that produces 6 hectors of organic cacao.

Journeying further down river to Jumanchi Springs a short walk (45 mins) to ‘Las Pozas Del Yacuruna’ swim in fresh pools and small waterfalls.

Lunch with the Cenepo family (organic food straight from the farm.)

Journey back to Chazuta.

Overnight stay at ‘Joyce V Barter Cultural Center.’

cacao island

cacao island

Jumanchi Springs

River Trips – River Huallaga

Day 2: Chocolate making Rio Bosque Magico – Agroforestry

Cacao fields of ‘Rio Bosque Magico’ Heriberto’s family farm

Learn about agroforestry and harvest the cacao using machetes (optional).

Learn about the different stages of cacao production and participate in the labor process, how to ferment and dry the cacao beans ready to make chocolate

Heriberto’s family will make you an amazing lunch using this organic, superfood

Visit Mishky Cacao chocolate factory.

Overnight stay at Joyce V Barter Cultural Center

It will be a happy chocolate day!

cacao – Rio Bosque Magico

chocolate route

Rio Bosque Magicio

Mishky Cacao

Day 3: Cultural Trail

Traditional course in ceramics, learn how to make the basic bowl shape with a team of amazing Chazutino Artisans.

Lunch RBM.

Visit Wasichay cultural center, museum, and art gallery.

Ecological paper demonstration.

Back to Tarapoto.

Ceramics course

Ecological paper

Ecological paper

Mishky Cacao

Testimonial

‘So as they were explaining the process of making chocolate we were tasting. Raw chocolate is renowned for how much energy it gives you plus all the other health benefits. So with marmalade, the honey, the high cacao content chocolate we were all chatting and laughing. Truth be told, I have never had chocolate until that point.’